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Robotics
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ImmigrationProf Blog
At the Movies: Spare Parts
In the new film Spare Parts (2015), four Mexican immigrant high school students form a robotics club. With no experience, 800 bucks, used car parts and a dream, this rag tag…
The Right Coast
The Coming Swarm: Robotics on the Battlefield | RealClearDefense
Uninhabited vehicles, like the Predator aircraft or the Packbot ground robot, have already proven invaluable in today s conflicts. As uninhabited vehicles incorporate increasing automation and become true robotic systems,…
The Right Coast
Could this sidewinder snake robot help search and rescue missions? – LA Times
Meet the sidewinder rattlesnake robot! This mechanical serpent can actually move across sandy surfaces, both flat and inclined -- a feat that has escaped engineers until now.via www.latimes.comWell, if not, our…
The Right Coast
Geckos control toe hairs to be sticky or not, inspiring bioengineers to do the same : SCIENCE : Tech Times
Geckos, renowned for the ability to stick to walls or cling upside down to overhead surfaces, have another trick up their sleeves -- well, on their feet -- the ability…
Elder Law Prof Blog
Is Rosie the Robot the Future of Caregiving?
By rmorgan
For those of us of a certain age, we were aficionados of the TV series, The Jetsons. We will remember their housekeeper, Rosie the robot. (Admit it, who of us…
The Right Coast
New robotic glove gives you the sensation of touching boobs – Interesting Engineering
So Japanese researchers have developed a robotic glove like device that can simulate the sensation of touching someones boobs. Now, before you knock it off as an invention of lonely…
Intellectual Property News.com
Sony Seeks Patent Related to Household Robots
IPNews® - Nearly eight years after it seemed that Sony's foray into robotics was over, the Japanese electronics giant has filed a patent application in the field. The focus of…
The Right Coast
Big Oil s New Toy: Robotic Solar Surfboards, Prowling the Ocean – Corporate Intelligence – WSJ
Energy companies drilling in deep water from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to offshore Angola in West Africa are deploying surfboard-like drones powered by solar panels and propelled by wave…
The Right Coast
With Farm Robotics, the Cows Decide When It s Milking Time – NYTimes.com
EASTON, N.Y. Something strange is happening at farms in upstate New York. The cows are milking themselves.via www.nytimes.comMaybe this means farmers can sleep in?
The Right Coast
Rock appears mysteriously in front of Mars Opportunity rover
(Phys.org) The lead scientist for NASA's Mars rover exploration team (Steve Squyres) has announced that recent images beamed back by the Opportunity rover show a rock sitting in a place…